2: suija (1361) 2020-02-02 23:44

I wasn't aware that you can lose you class (if that's what's happening). I have a lot of D-Miles btw.
But the thing is Simplified Ryoko was the basic set that you start with and in that page it says it is available for the regular member(no class).

1: aphirst (851) ☗1☗2☗52020-02-02 23:37

If it's been over a year since you last properly used the site, what's probably happened is that your user class dropped.

https://81dojo.com/documents/81Dojo_Mileage#Functions_for_each_class

By earning enough D-Miles in the current year (or a different amount in the previous year) you qualify for increased user classes that entitle you to additional site features, including the access to the piece styles you've mentioned.

I can't comment on how receptive 81Dojo would be to further piece graphic suggestions, but I do know that there's a set made by user CouchTomato that are used on pychess-variants called "1-kanji guided" that preserve kanji, but distinguish pieces by colour, and indicate their movements via subtle patterns in the coloured backgrounds.